This year, Anime Matsuri was held at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston, Texas from March 14-16, 2014. Now, Anime Matsuri has become a big name in Texas anime conventions since its beginning in 2007. They were notorious for promising big and delivering little, and even I had been warned about the cancellation of panels, guests, long line times and overall disorganization.

Vanguard cosplay artist Reika Arikawa will make her US debut in March 2014 at Anime Matsuri. REIKA is better known as one of Japan's most accredited and infamous cosplayers and is best known for her accurate portrayal of classic male characters. In her cosplay and modeling photos, REIKA cross-dresses as leading male manga protagonists.